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Leon Zervos

Leon Zervos is credited on 4,064 releases across 1,132 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1976–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,064

Credits

1,132

Albums

6

Decades active

871

In collections

Biography

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Chief mastering engineer at since 2007. His initials, "LZ", appear etched in the runouts of numerous Australian and US releases. Then a Lacquer Cut By credit is appropriate.
Zervos grew up in Sydney, Australia, and began his career in 1982 at EMI Studios 301, Sydney. By the late 1980s, he had established himself as a top engineer in Australia, mastering hits for artists such as INXS, Crowded House and Midnight Oil.
In 1993, Zervos moved to New York City, where he worked at
In 1999 he became chief mastering engineer at Masterdisk.
In 2004 he became senior mastering engineer at Sterling Sound.
During his time in New York he worked with such artists as Aerosmith, Mobb Deep, Maroon 5, N'Sync (opens in a new tab), Avril Lavigne, Gavin DeGraw, Duran Duran, Ben Folds, Citizen Cope.
Zervos returned to Australia in 2007.

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Credited work

4,064 releases · 1,132 albums · active 1976–2026

  • Mastering · 4,251
  • Other credits · 26
  • Engineering · 17
  • Performance · 2

Studios: EMI Studios 301 · Avatar Studios · Rhinoceros Studios · The Hit Factory

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